Following equipment are available to use by Department of Medicine researchers. In order to use the equipment, please contact the person listed for each equipment.
Equipment List
Teaugue Smoking Machine
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss,
Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
Visual Sonics Vevo F2 Ultrasound
Live imaging in rodents
Contact: Katherine Gegoutchadze Katherine.Gegoutchadze@medicine.ufl.edu
CytoFLEX
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss
Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
AB QuantStudio 3 qPCR machine
Real-time PCR, multiplexing capacity: up to 6 targets
Contact: Chunhua Fu
Chunhua.Fu@medicine.ufl.edu
EVOS FL Auto Imaging System and Onstage Incubator
Live cell and tossie automated imaging. Plate, flask and slide adaptors available; Objectives: 4x, 20X, 40X
Contact: Matthew Wheeler
matthew.wheeler@medicine.ufl.edu
SciReq Flexivent FX2
Lung mechanics in small rodents
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
Bruker mCT
Skyscan in-vivo X-ray microCT for rodents
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss
Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
CLARIOstar Plus
BMg Labtech Microplate Reader, Absorbance, Luminescence, Fluorescence
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss
Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
BioRad ChemiDoc Imaging System
UV gel imaging and Western Blot Chemiluminescence
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss
Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
BD CytoFLEX LX
Linked to Fluorofinder; Lasers : 355, 405, 488, 561, 638, 808
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss
Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
Keyence Live Cell and Tissue Imaging
Brightfield and Fluorescent (DAPI, GFP, RFP) Imaging available; Objectives equipped: 2, 10x, 20X, 40X and 60X
Contact: Chunhua Fu
Chunhua.Fu@medicine.ufl.edu
Freezer (-80C)
Back up for emergencies/planned defrost
Contact: Steffi Merfeld-Clauss
Stephanie.Merfeld-Clauss@medicine.ufl.edu
Agilent/Seahorse Flux Analyzer XFe96
High-throughput respirometer (96-well platform)
Contact: Stephanie Wohlgemuth
steffiw@ufl.edu
Cytation 1
Multi‑mode detection for cell imaging; automated microscopy; fluorescence & bright field analysis; interfaced with the XFe96
Contact: Stephanie Wohlgemuth
steffiw@ufl.edu
Oroboros O2k oxygraph
High-resolution respirometer
Contact: Stephanie Wohlgemuth
steffiw@ufl.edu
RD/Biotechne Jess Automated Western System
Multiplex biomarker detection; high‑throughput analysis; bead‑based immunoassays; quantitative profiling.
Contact: Kevin Wu
kevin.wu@ufl.edu
Luminex FLEXMAP 3D
Multiplex biomarker detection; high‑throughput analysis; bead‑based immunoassays; quantitative profiling
Contact: Kevin Wu
kevin.wu@ufl.edu